The 19,000-square-meter, or 205,000-square-foot, air-conditioned concourse also houses facilities and amenities including offices, retail outlets, courtyards, a medical clinic and the university gymnasium.
Modification to Tsim Sha Tsui Station involved upgrading station facilities and concourse layout to facilitate access from the East Tsim Sha Tsui Station via its pedestrian links.
Better food, cleaner facilities, wider concourses and a cozier feel were just a few of the improvements fans could expect.
The group arrived by car about 10 50 Monday morning but did not reassemble on the grounds until noon, delaying their viewing and staggering their lunch, Baumgartner eating a slice of pizza alone in the facility's dining concourse.
The transportation hub and retail concourses will be "the only facilities on site that are completely accessible to the public," said a report by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building the hub.
The new sports center would have four ice rinks, several basketball courts and a two-level concourse with shops, restaurants and additional sports facilities, Mr. Wang said.
Compared with the impressive modernity of the facilities at Waterloo, the balconied holding areas above the domestic concourse that serve Eurostar seem distinctly tacked-on.The staff in the Brasserie du Nord, across the Rue de Dunkerque, speak whimsically of the prospect of more English custom.
They also offer new facilities: Wi-bike (biking plugs), children's area in the concourse and free use pianos that contribute to a pleasant ambiance.
The building features a lobby-level 650-seat restaurant, a 23000 sqft retail concourse on two levels, and a 170-car 24-hour parking facility on the lower two levels.
Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse.
